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Novitiate, the feature-length debut of Sundance Film Festival's Breakthrough Director winner, Maggie Betts, is a stylish and ambitious take on a historical moment in the transformation of...
Oct 27, 2017 · “Novitiate” explores what happens when the girls’ natural sexual urges begin to bubble up—for men they’ve not yet met, for each other, for God Himself—and how they clash with the inherent chastity of their calling.
I saw Novitiate this weekend. I didn't expect too much, I just knew that it was well-reviewed (87% on Rotten Tomatoes) and that it has a great performance by Melissa Leo. It was an excellent film, and this is coming from someone who is not deeply religious.
Oct 24, 2017 · Directed by Margaret Betts, Novitiate opens at this complex historical turning point. Kathleen (Margaret Qualley), a 17-year-old living in middle America, finds comfort in the church and makes the decision to become a nun.
Oct 27, 2017 · Grade: B. Aubrey Page reviews nun drama Novitiate, the feature film debut from Margaret Betts, starring Margaret Qualley, Melissa Leo and Dianna Agron.
- Aubrey Page
Novitiate: Directed by Maggie Betts. With Melissa Leo, Lisa Stewart, Alyssa Brindley, Chelsea Lopez. Set in the early 1960s and during the era of Vatican II, a young woman in training to become a nun struggles with issues of faith, the changing church and sexuality.
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Oct 24, 2017 · Loving God is hard work in Novitiate, a confident drama of austere beauty by writer-director Maggie Betts. Though it's sometimes tough going, you don’t have to be a person of faith to submit to...
